"The 2018 finals series delivered an exciting month of football, culminating in a fantastic Grand Final contest. To have more than 700,000 fans attend over the nine matches is remarkable," hesaid in a statement.

"Witnessing 100,000 at the MCG on Saturday and the many of hundreds of thousands experience the footy festival, we are extremely proud that so many fans could experience Grand Final week.

"The new Optus Stadium in Perth delivered our code and the state of Western Australia a world class venue in every sense, with record attendances for footy in the state at the two West Coast Eagles finals.

"Thank you to our clubs, stadia and venue partners across the country that deliverable a memorable experience for fans across the country."